pay
Because it is a word with a single syllable, pay is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofpay
- Money given in return for work; salary or wages.
Example: "Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays."
- To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
Example: "he paid her off the books and in kind where possible"
- To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
Example: "he has paid his debt to society"
- To be profitable for.
Example: "It didn't pay him to keep the store open any more."
- To give (something else than money).
Example: "to pay attention"
- To be profitable or worth the effort.
Example: "crime doesn’t pay"
- To discharge an obligation or debt.
Example: "He was allowed to go as soon as he paid."
- To suffer consequences.
Example: "He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn."
- To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
Example: "I'll pay that."
- Operable or accessible on deposit of coins.
Example: "pay toilet"
- Pertaining to or requiring payment.
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